Andrew Earles
andrewsearles@yahoo.com
www.failedpilot.com
Po Box 820912
Memphis, TN 38102
Bio and Client List
I am a freelance writer, urban gardener, urban angler, known unknown humorist, creator of audio comedy, driver, dealer of wares, and bird watcher. I have been writing about music, movies, books, and other facets of pop culture for ten years.
Projects and creative avenues…both past and present….
PRINT MAGAZINES
- Alternative Press
- Chunklet Magazine
- Decibel Magazine
- Devil In The Woods (DIW) Magazine
- Harp Magazine
- Magnet Magazine
- Memphis Magazine
- Paste Magazine
- Scram Magazine
- Sound Collector
- Spin Magazine
- The Baltimore City Paper
- The Knoxville Voice
- The Memphis Flyer
- The Onion A/V
- The Philadelphia City Paper
- The Philadelphia Independent
- The Philadelphia Weekly
- The Washington City Paper
- Verse Chorus Verse Magazine
- Vice Magazine
- WFMU’s LCD Magazine
- While You Were Sleeping Magazine
I write regular columns in DIW Magazine and Magnet Magazine, the latter of which is the much-loved/much-hated “Where’s The Street Team” installment. I’ve had a seven-year freelance relationship with The Memphis Flyer.
WEB
- Cracked Magazine Online (www.cracked.com)
- Econoculture.com
- McSweeneys.net
- Paste Magazine Online (www.pastemagazine.com)
- Perfect Sound Forever (http://www.furious.com/perfect/)
- Pitchfork (www.pitchforkmedia.com)
- The Baltimore City Paper (online edition)
I’ve been freelancing for seven years. I’ve interviewed, reviewed, or examined bands, writers, record labels, movies, funny people, smart people, actors and actresses. Here is a cursory list:
Sarah Silverman, J. Mascis, Mercury Rev, Lou Barlow, …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Kreator, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Carducci, Mike Watt, David Cross, Scharpling and Wurster, Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis (Aqua Teen Hunger Force creators), writer Rick Moody, Neil Hamburger, Matt Besser, Jeremy Sisto, Clint Conley of Mission of Burma, Early Man, and Red West.
BOOKS
- Chunklet Presents: The Overrated Book (Last Gasp) contains several of my essays. Other bylines in the book: David Cross, Ted Rall, Bob Odenkirk, Patton Oswalt, Neil Pollack, if I may namedrop for a sec.
- I wrote several entries/chapters in Lost in the Grooves: Scram’s Capricious Guide to the Music you Missed, which also features writing by George P. Pelecanos, Rick Moody, and Richard Meltzer.
- I am one of the core contributors to The Rock Bible, to be published by Quirk Books (The Action Hero’s Handbook, The Comedy Thesaurus) in 2008.
COMEDY
- TAKE NOTICE!!! After six years of grassroots legend-building on a tiny scale, the world will see the release of Earles and Jensen Present…Just Farr A Laugh Vol. 1 & 2 (The Greatest Prank Phone Calls Ever!!) on 04/22/08….by Matador Records!!! The package will include the re-released Just Farr A Laugh (2002), second disc of unreleased material, plus a 65+ book(let) of photos, drawings, and TEXT.
- For the 2007 SXSW Music and Film Conference/Festival, I spoke on the Comedy on the Music Circuit panel along with David Cross and Zach Galifianakis.
- With frequency over the past five years, I have performed radio comedy on Tom Scharpling’s The Best Show On WFMU. I have several bits on the Best of the Best of the Best of the Best of the Best Show on WFMU CD. For more info: www.friendsoftom.com.
- “You’re Harshing My Trip” on Makeshift #3, and “Andrew Dice Clean” on the current Makeshift #4 compilation.
- 2003 – 2005 included several stand-up comedy performances, all with differing degrees of failure.
MISCALLANEOUS HISTORY
- Starting in 1997 and concluding in 2001, I created then co-published The Cimarron Weekend with colleague David Dunlap Jr.
- Early in my ongoing romance with mirth, I released The Patio Tapes (prank calls) and Killed By Absurdity Vol. 1 (depraved found songs) seven inches.
THE RIGHT NOW
- My first attempt at writing crime fiction was the short-lived Skag Winesack blog (skag.cracked.com), but Skag will hopefully be reborn in 2008 or 2009 (format is a secret!!).
- Three of my fascinating book proposals are in the process of being worked. Interested? Get in touch.